SET out below is a summary of closure dates for the 2024 season and opening dates for 2025 for larger beef export plants across the country.

Dates referenced are to the last/first killfloor shift, with last/first boning room shifts mostly taking place the following day.

Closures are commonly used for routine maintenance, with a few larger projects like replacement boiler installations happening at some sites this summer, Beef Central is told.

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Queensland

JBS Townsville – Wed 11 Dec, Tues 14 Jan

Borthwicks Mackay – 19 Dec, 13 Jan

Teys Lakes Creek Rockhampton – 20 Dec, 20 Jan

JBS Rockhampton – Friday 13 Dec, Mon 13 Jan

Teys Biloela – 5 Dec, Jan 6, subject to weather

Nolan Meats, Gympie – closed 24-27 Dec, then 31-Dec to 2 Jan. Back at work 3 Jan.

Kilcoy Global Foods, Kilcoy QLD  – 20 Dec, 5 Jan

Australian Country Choice, Cannon Hill – Public Holidays only; short kill 24 Dec.

JBS Dinmore – Wed 18 Dec, Thurs 9 Jan (grass only), Mon 13 Jan (full kill)

JBS Beef City – Tues 17 Dec

NH Foods Oakey – 19 Dec, 2 Jan

Teys Beenleigh – Closures Public Holidays only

New South Wales

NCMC Casino – 20 Dec, 6 Jan

Bindaree Beef Inverell – 20 Dec, 6 Jan

JBS Scone – Public Holidays only

Teys Wagga –  Friday 20 Dec, Tues 2 Jan

NH Foods Wingham – 19 Dec, 6 Jan

AMG Cootamundra – Public holidays only

Bindaree Monbeef, Cooma – 20 Dec, 6 Jan

Victoria

Midfield – Public holidays only – last 2024 kill 31 Dec, first 2025 kill 2 Jan

O’Connor Pakenham – 21 Dec, 3 Jan

AMG Dandenong – Public holidays only

JBS Brooklyn – Public Holidays only

Greenham Tongala – Mon 23 Dec, Tues 2 Jan

Kilcoy Global Foods Tabro – tba

Kilcoy Global Foods Hardwicks – tba

Greenham Gippsland – Mon 23 Dec, Tues 2 Jan

South Australia

Teys Naracoorte – Friday 20 Dec, Tues 2 Jan

TFI Murray Bridge – Friday, 20 Dec, Thursday, 2 Jan

Tasmania

JBS Longford – Public holidays only

Greenham Smithton – Mon 23 Dec, Tues 2 Jan

Western Australia

V&V Walsh – tba

Harvey Beef – tba